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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
4
A tumult of wartime dispatches: Japanese forces threaten Sakhalin while Russia faces internal proclamations. Reports detail Moscow executions, frontline clashes, and strategic maneuvers as Japan and Russia exchange blows across Sakhalin, Manchuria, and northern Korea.
The Takasago struck a mine and began to sink. Captain Ishibashi ordered a life belt map and urged no one jump until the ship sank. The crew sang the national anthem and then "Gallant Sailors" as 500 perished. 183 were rescued.
From Gunshu Pass ManchuriaJuly 17 the Japanese deploy a novel entrenchment method a ditch with a balanced platform that tilts upright when stepped on trapping attackers in a vertical pit shaping a new improvised battlefield obstacle for infantry operations.
Lieutenant Robert E Peary started his expedition toward the north pole aboard the Roosevelt which weighed anchor at Sandy Hook after loading at the North River. Peary joined by guests and newspaper men sailed from Sandy Hook with a naval escort sent by Admiral Coghlan.
In the Riksdag lower house the justice minister refuted Pastor Walden Strom’s claim about who altered King Oscar’s rescript. He said Premier Michelsen corrected the version, but Berner the Storthing president omitted the word now when reading it to the assembly.
From a recently issued marriage license General Ben J. Viljoen formerly of the Boer army wed Mrs. Martie Dicker ton Lowden of Pittsfeld at St Goms last Wednesday. Viljoen met his bride during the World's Fair.
A drownings and rescues headline the day with two youths aged 15 and 14 lost to an undercurrent in the Menominee river during a dawn bathing. Separate reports note a Southern Pacific freight wreck near Lafayette, Louisiana with fatalities and injuries. Baseball scores across major leagues list games in New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, and more, along with American Association results in Milwaukee and Kansas City.
Chicago July 11 Thomas W Lawson denounced municipal ownership as a monster to crush, urging support for Governor Johnson of Alabama as the Democratic nominee for president in 1908. He praised Johnson and criticized current policies while recounting insurance policy receipts and hostile reactions from officials.
The speaker argues municipal and federal control as a false remedy for public utility troubles. He warns Chicago’s municipal ownership experiment may fail if political factors dominate and urges focus on prudent management rather than partisan reforms. The remarks address public utilities and governance with strong rhetoric on accountability.
General W W Blackmar commander in chief of the G A R dies of interstitial nephritis in Boise Idaho after arriving July 10 for a northwest tour. Born July 25 1831 in Bristol Pa he served in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry and First West Virginia and was promoted to captain at Five Forks. Captain John B ing becomes acting commander in chief until next encampment.
A 15 year old girl, Gessie Barnes, was shot dead in front of her home at 2762 Lucas in St. Tous while her mother witnessed the event. Mrs Mary Carder, 80, is under arrest charged with the shooting amid family feuding. Carder was strapped to a cot at the police station, raving about the incident as three children cried nearby.
An inter-synodical conference of Lutheran delegates from three U.S. synods will meet August 8 in Fort Wayne Ind The gathering aims to draft a plan for doctrinal union and closer cooperation among Lutherans nationwide.
Hon. W. M. McFarland former Iowa secretary of state died suddenly of heart disease while traveling in a private car at St Paul station just before midnight. He had been touring the Canadian northwest with Iowa business men and was en route to his home at Indiana, La. He was 50 years old.
July 17 in Tangier the governments of Britain and Spain accepted the sultan of Morocco's invitation to attend the International Conference on Moroccan Reforms. They agreed the conference programme contents would be communicated to them beforehand.
J. T. Seitzinger undertakes beautification of the university armory grounds. Monograms of foliage plants flank the main entrance, a geranium row lines the south front, and three large geranium circles will require about 600 plants on the west side. Leitzinger does the work, aiming to create a garden like appearance.
This morning the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Steiner, who live one mile north of the city, died. The babe was five days old when death ended the short life. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reese of Davenport visited in the city today. They are returning home from a trip to Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. F. Clair will leave Wednesday for Colorado Springs and Denver, where they will spend a month or six weeks.
A dubious advertisement seeks 100 sufferers of rheumatism uric acid poisoning and kidney trouble to try Uro Rheumo cure. It offers four bottles for 50 cents with no guaranty and directs readers to Box 147 Uro Azruwo Mro Co Iowa City Iowa.
Dallon Georgia July 17 General BM Thomas died at his home in the city. He was a West Point graduate and a distinguished brigadier general in the Confederate army.
President Roosevelt directs full investigation into Easton report leaks in the agriculture department. He states the culprits are as guilty as if they had stolen money and orders prosecution of Holmes if law permits.
Fire at the Northwestern University observatory in Evans Ton caused about 1000 dollars in damage. Astronomer Professor Hough, 7 years old, was twice overcome by smoke while trying to save records. He will recover and the instruments and records survived.
Otto Seidel, Tr., arrested in a leading Milwaukee graft probe development. Earthquakes shook Maine New Hampshire and California with no damage reported. The Shah of Jersia arrives in Paris amid no opposition.
William Herrabin who holds the contract announces the dam for the university will begin in earnest tomorrow. Everything is ready and the work will be pushed right along. If weather remains favorable two months will complete the job.
Ednn Poland will visit Lone Tree tomorrow evening. W. F. Main telegraphed the death of Fred Roebuck of Minneapolis, brother of Mrs. Main. Robert Bloom visited W. J. Falk in Hastings, Neb., seeking a location for a clothing business. A burglar stole $1.75 from Frank Geiger on Dubuagne Street Friday evening. no other property was taken. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Louis depart for a month in Akin Minnesota. Col. Dows is in the East scouting new interurban equipment. one or two new cars may be secured. Wrecked trucks and motors may be repaired. William M. McFarland, former secretary of state and noted governor candidate contender, died suddenly in St. Paul from heart disease just before midnight.
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